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May 2013

May 13, 2013

The value of trials – lessons from just below St. Helen’s summmit

Stuff happens. Job loss. Marriage challenges. Parenting that wearies you to the bone. Accidents. Health. ...

May 09, 2013

Why Caring for the Earth matters to Christ…and you

" And yet what is the burden of the Bible if not a sense of...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

What’s the Most Important thing in Life? Ask the Tree

Something's going on in my backyard which has been immensely helpful in reminding me of...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Holy Week – and the mysterious glory of our guide

It happens every time I'm in mountains with people in better shape than me. We...

March 15, 2013

Redeem Everything: Learning from St. Patrick

As the weekend of green beer and cabbage approaches, it's appropriate to consider the rich...

March 13, 2013

Keeping on…because life is like snow; and rain

You're in a relationship with a particularly annoying family member or coworker. You're doing your...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

The gift of a stone in your shoe (or, “How to build a better life”)

I'm running to the library on a Saturday afternoon because there's a book waiting for...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

Words for Advent: Suffering and Shalom

There are moments of perfection in life, moments you wish could be frozen forever. Such...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

The Keymaker – and the keys to peace and joy

I needed a locksmith, and couldn't find one in the closest town who'd be willing...

November 05, 2012

Safety: Vice or Virtue?

My friend Christian died in the Austrian Alps this past spring, caught in an avalanche. ...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

The Piano – and the painful goodness of letting go

I didn't know on Saturday night that they'd be the last notes I'd play on...

September 2012

September 18, 2012

The Path… why we desparately need silence, solitude, and paying attention

My daughter and I are going up into the high country, but we'll be taking...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Colossians: An antidote to cynicism and despair

I've been living in the book of Colossians a fair bit recently, diving in some...

June 06, 2012

Light, Shadows, Snow… and faith

When I say that we all need to learn how to read from the book...

April 2012

April 20, 2012

Hope and Laughter – Yours for the Thaw

I'm driving east today from Seattle, into the mountains for some R&R (Reading & wRiting). ...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Cultivation – Freeing ourselves from “the latest and greatest”

I normally teach in Germany at the end of November, when the harvest has just...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Following the Light

The latitude here in southern Germany is nearly identical to Seattle, which means that the...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Gratitude: The ‘on ramp’ to a better story & better world

God knows there are plenty of problems and challenges, both around us in our own...

November 02, 2011

What’s more damaging than “No Faith”? Mindless Faith

Listen to these words by St. Augustine, which have the contemporary ring of today's science...

October 2011

October 25, 2011

Imperfections…the soil for intimacy

When I was in high school, I went to a conference where I received a...

October 17, 2011

The whales and Isaiah: finding God’s vision for living (Part I)

Back in the '80s, I moved from Los Angeles to a small island, a jewel...

October 07, 2011

Science vs. faith? Try this third alternative.

In anticipation of an upcoming teaching series I'm doing on Genesis 1, I posted the...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Creation, science, Genesis: it’s time for a conversation

I was privileged to attend what I affectionately called "Science Camp" this past May, which...

July 2011

July 26, 2011

What are you looking for?

"where you treasure is, there your heart will be also..." Matthew 6:19 Our holiday in...

July 15, 2011

Enough: the power of rest, rhythm, and “no”

My recent vacation was a gift in every way. Seeing our oldest daughter in her...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Surprised by joy? No…it’s just like God to give it!

We'd been hiking for a little while. Up 1000 meters, and then down 1000. Up...

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